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    Need Help Upgrading Setup for "Garage"

    I helped my dad move a extra box from his house to his fishing cabin a few years ago (One account). I see H24's on Solid signal for $99. I know the dish he has now will not work. I installed a old school round dish and sd box there originally. I see 3 lnb slim dishes and new 5 lnb dishes...
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    Confirm Hopper + Super Joey + Joey (Cable Runs)

    Just wanted to confirm, I'm switching from DirecTV to Dish and currently I have 2 RG6 runs all going to a central closet in home with my living room gear. All the cables in the home terminated from there. From everything I have seen it looks like I will need 3 runs coming off the dish them...
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    Need install advise?

    I rewired my entire house 4 years ago with RG6 and Cat5e. I had Dish at the time on my roof. I had ran two runs directly from the dish to a interior closet in the home (Minuis the grounding block on the roof). Its my "Media Closet". All my Cable and Ethernet originate from there and are...
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    Rate Plan Help - Cheapest PLan w\ESPN + Fox Sports?

    I am going to hook my cable back up for Football season and really only need 2 channels (ESPN,Fox Sports Southwest). It looks like the Turbo HD Silver package is the cheapest option. Its $39.99 per month. I do not want a contract so promotional pricing is not a option, Does anyone have a...
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    Urgent Help May miss Cowboy Game ?

    I just cut off my Dish the other day and of course the Cowboys are on NFL network tomorrow night! I don't live in Dallas so I can not get it via OTA. My Parents are coming into town tomorrow and I am asking my dad to bring his older bedroom directv box. I have a old single LNB direcTv dish...
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    Canceled Dish Today... And dish didn't care

    I canceled dish today. Not because I was unhappy with Dish but because I am turning off all cable and going to a OTA/Media Center setup. I watch so little TV its hard to justify the cost. Anyway I've been on a 250+ plan for 12 months and get a UFC payper view every month. I've never been...
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    Help with OTA Guide Data Gone! (Not PBS)

    Everybody is blaming everyone else... No Guide Data for my local ABC 25.1 (kxxv Waco, TX) Anybody know a way to get it fixed? You call Dish and they go to educate you on PSIP Guide data which is incorrect and normally ends up in me calling them uniformed and hanging up after them being...
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    Homezone HD OTA Guide Data Help?

    Any HomezoneHD user's out there? I am getting 0 Guide Data for Austin, TX OTA stations. I live near Waco, TX and have guide data for my Waco OTA stations. The Austin OTA's are not in my local prgraming package. I thought that when I had a VIP622 it still pulled down guide data for Austin...
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    622HZ Homezone Web Remote Help!

    Has anyone on the forum got a non-2wire router to access the Webremote for the 622HZ? I tryed almost everything but I can't get it to go. I opened up port 55080 with no effect. Also does anybody know of any active forums for the 4 Homezone HD users out their?
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    Two Dish install help... 129 or 61.5?

    I have 2 dish 1000's. I had a spare dish\LNB laying around so I installed my second dish underneath my first dish and was able to peak it to 129 by itself. That helped a little. But can I point the dish with the one LNB currently looking at 129 to 61.5? I have no problem seeing 61.5. Would...
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    622 Install Question?

    Can anyone let me know what the install requirments are for the 622? I live in a area that will not be getting local HD's anytime some. I currently have Directv with 4 lines running from the Dish to the Switch in my attic. I am worried about installer not wanting to hook up to my setup in the...
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    Help Dish or DirecTv?

    I am stuck I am looking to get service now and need some advice. I really like Directv programming. I am a big Football guy and they have a good deal with the Sunday ticket. Plus they have more children programming than Dish, and it cheaper. My issue is hardware. I own a HDTV and really...
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    Help! Only Even Tranponders on D* 72.5 Dish

    I did a self install but it seems I messed something up. I only get Even transponders on my 72.5 Dish. Its running through a 6X8 switch. The locals work great 90% of the time but then will cut out at random. I'm assuming its because I only gett Even Transponder? Is this a cable issue? I...
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    What was on VOOMllc.com???

    What was on VOOMllc.com? Its says to come back soon and nobody talks about what was on the website?
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    DirecTV Local HDTV Guide Incorrect Help!

    This seems like an easy fix but.... When I download my local primary air stations through my Samsung TS-360 it puts my local HD stations in my DirecTV guide. The problem is some of the guide info is wrong. Small things like it list 34.1 as my PBS SD Station and 34.2 as my PBS HD Station, but...
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    Did Voom get what it deserved?

    Just my two cents... I was an early Voom adopter and then canceled service within 3 months. Even though I haven't had Voom for almost a year I still come back to this forum to check up on the service everyday. I always hoped that Voom would fix some issues so I could go back and but my...
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    D10 Freezing Up?

    I have 4 units in the house. 3 D10's and 1 TS-360 Samsung. I have a Oval Dish and the 72.5 locals dish hooked through a 6X8 multi swtich. On two of my D10's and only when wacthing locals station the channels will freeze every few seconds. Its a intermendent problem. And my one of my D10's...
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    Locals up in Central Texas but where is ABC???

    Locals are in via 72.5 in the WACO/TEMPLE/BRYAN area but there is no ABC feed. Wierd thing is I get two CBS feeds. Anyone know if eventually I will get ABC or is this something that Directv will just forget about?
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    Rapidsatellite.com ????

    Rapidsatellite.com seems to have some good deals. Any feedback from any SatelliteGuys members?
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    Replaytv Question

    Anybody know of any chaap free directv units that have a serial\data port. This works better with my ReplayTv...
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    Newbie questions !!!!

    I plan on reactivating my DirecTV account from a year ago. I have a few questions. I will be "living" :) in Dallas. I know in my CURRENT address is in the spot beam so I am not worried about that. And a have a physical address and billing address in Dallas. My only concern is my phone...
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    HDTV Waiver questions?

    I've been thinking about DirecTv I have a questions about HDTV and waivers. I know how waivers work on SD channels but what about HDTV? My local Fox station transmits @ 1000 watts. Yeah watts. Can I get a waiver and get Fox East/West feeds for HDTV only not SD? I know this is assuming...
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    Oh Yeah that’s Why I Canceled Voom...

    I canceled Voom back in late April after trying it for two months. I had a lot of equipment and mapping issues; that I could have dealt with, but the incompetent people at Voom I could not. So now its July I still haven't gotten my refund due. Plus they are still billing me? And it took them...
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    I'm going to Cancel.........

    I'm going to cancel my voom service tomorrow. I have had the service for 2+ months and here why. 1. The audio drops. I have to change the channel several times to get audio sometimes. 2. The local OTA mapping problems. I have called and email and it seems nobody really knows when it...
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    Audio Problems???

    Anyone else have this problem? I am using an Optical out for the audio connection........... About every fourth channel change I will switch to a channel and get no audio. I have to switch the channel a couple of times then the audio will come back? I have no problems once the audio...